leap (l p)v. leaped or leapt (l  pt, lpt), leap·ing, leaps v.intr. 1. To spring or bound upward from or as if from the ground; jump: leaped over the wall; salmon leaping upriver. 2. a. To move quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another: always leaping to conclusions. b. To act impulsively: leaped at the opportunity to travel. v.tr. 1. To jump over: couldn't leap the brook. 2. To cause to leap: leap a horse over a hurdle. n. Idioms: 1. a. The act of leaping; a jump. b. A place jumped over or from. c. The distance cleared in a leap. 2. An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition: a leap from rags to riches. by leaps and bounds Very quickly: growing by leaps and bounds. leap in the dark An act whose consequences cannot be predicted. leap of faith The act or an instance of believing or trusting in something intangible or incapable of being proved. [Middle English lepen, from Old English hl apan.]leap  er n. |
leap
Verb
[leaping; leapt] or leaped
1. to jump suddenly from one place to another
2. (often foll. by at)to move or react quickly
3. to jump over
Noun
1. the act of jumping
2. an abrupt or important change or increase: a leap to full European union
3. a leap in the dark an action performed without knowledge of the consequences
4. by leaps and bounds with unexpectedly rapid progress [Old English hlēapan]
Leap of leopards: a company of leopards—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486; of bandilleros—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  leap - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwardsjumping, jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" pounce - the act of pouncing |
| 2. | leap - an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" transition - a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another quantum jump - (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum | |
| 3. | leap - a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" quantum leap, quantum jump - a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer" | |
| 4. | leap - the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet" distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points elevation - (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation" | |
| Verb | 1. | leap - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pronk - jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" bounce - leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet" capriole - perform a capriole, of horses in dressage galumph - move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen" ski jump - jump on skis saltate - leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion" vault - bound vigorously leapfrog - jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates" curvet - perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse caper - jump about playfully hop - make a jump forward or upward |
| 2. | leap - pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another" | |
| 3. | leap - jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 4. | leap - cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop" |
leap
leap at something accept eagerly, seize on, jump at
Translations
leap [liːp] n → salto
vi [pt, pp leaped or leapt] [lɛpt] → saltar;
to leap at an offer → apresurarse a aceptar una oferta
leap up vi [person] → saltar
leap [liːp] [leaped or leapt , pt, pp ] n → Sprung m;
(in price, number etc) → sprunghafter Anstieg m
vi → springen; [price, number etc] → sprunghaft (an)steigen
leap up leap vi → aufspringen
v leap [liːp]
1 to jump He leapt into the boat. spring يَقْفِز скачам skočit springe; hoppe springen πηδώ saltar, brincar hüppama پریدن hypätä sauter לִקפוֹץ उछलना skakati ugrik melompat stökkva saltare 跳ぶ 뛰어오르다 šokti lēkt; lēkāt melompat springen springe, hoppe skoczyć saltar a sări прыгать skočiť skočiti skočiti hoppa กระโดด atlamak, sıçramak, zıplamak 跳 стрибати, скакати اچھلنا nhảy 跳
2 to jump over The dog leapt the wall. oorspring يَقْفِز فوق прескачам přeskočit springe; hoppe springen über υπερπηδώ saltar üle hüppama پریدن از روی hypätä yli sauter par-dessus לְדַלֵג छलांग लगाना preskočiti átugrik melompati stökkva yfir saltare 跳び越える 뛰어넘다 peršokti pārlēkt melompat springen over hoppe over przeskoczyć saltar a sări peste перепрыгивать preskočiť preskočiti preskočiti hoppa över กระโดดข้าม üstünden atlamak 躍過 перестрибувати چھلانگ لگانا nhảy qua 跃过
3 to rush eagerly She leaped into his arms. spring يَنْدَفِع بِشَوْق، يَقْفِزُ فَرَحاً скачам skočit springe sich stürzen ορμώ tirarse tormama دویدن rynnätä sauter לִקפוֹץ अचानक बढ़ना दाम आदि skočiti szökell menghambur stökkva á, hlaupa í faðminn á lanciarsi 飛ぶように行く 날쌔게 움직이다 pulti steigties/mesties (kaut ko darīt) menerpa zich werpen kaste seg (i armene på) skoczyć atirar-se a sări (în) подскочить от радости skočiť planiti poleteti rusa โผ atılmak 猛然行動 стрибнути لپک کر بڑھنا lao vào 猛然行动
n
an act of leaping The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps. hale قَفْزَه، وَثْبَه скок skok spring der Sprung πήδημα, άλμα salto, brinco hüpe پرش loikka bond זִינוּק छलांग, उछाल skok ugrás stökk salto, balzo 跳躍 뜀 šuolis lēciens lompatan sprong sprang skok, sus salto săritură прыжок skok skok skok hopp, språng การกระโดด atlama, sıçrama, zıplama 跳躍 стрибок چھلانگ cú nhảy mạnh 跳跃
n leap-frog
a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands. hasieoor لُعْبَة التَّقافُز فوق بَعْض прескочи кобила skákání přes ohnutá záda druhého springe buk das Bockspringen βαρελάκια (ομαδικό παιχνίδι) pídola sikuhüppemäng جفتک چهارکش بازی کردن pukkihyppy saute-mouton קְפִיצַת חֲמוֹר मेंढ़क कूद prekakivanje raznoškom preko nečijih leđa bakugrás lompat katak höfrungahlaup (cavallina) 馬跳び 등 짚고 뛰어넘기 avinas kukuriņi lompat katak haasje-over det å hoppe bukk skok przez plecy salto ao eixo (jocul) de-a capra чехарда preskakovačka skok čez upognjen hrbet igra trule kobile hoppa bock เกมกระโดดกบ birdirbir (oyunu) 跳背遊戲 довга лоза ایک قسم کا کھیل trò chơi nhảy cừu 跳背游戏
leap year
every fourth year, which consists of 366 days, February having 29, ie 1996, 2000, 2004 etc. skrikkeljaar سَنَة كبيس високосна година přestupný rok skudår das Schaltjahr δίσεκτο έτος año bisiesto liigaasta سال کبیسه karkausvuosi année bissextile שָׁנָה מְעוּבֶּרֶת अधिक वर्ष, चार वर्ष में एक बार पड़ने वाला वर्ष जिसमें 366 दिन होते हैं prijestupna godina szökőév tahun kabisat hlaupár anno bisestile うるう年 윤년 keliamieji metai garais gads tahun lompat schrikkeljaar skuddår rok przestępny ano bissexto an bisect високосный год priestupný rok prestopno leto prestupna godina skottår ทุก ๆ 4 ปี artık yıl 閏年 високосний рік وہ سال جس میں 366 دن ہوتے ہیں اور فروری کے ماہ میں 29 دن ہوتے ہیں năm nhuận 闰年
by leaps and bounds
extremely rapidly and successfully improving by leaps and bounds. hand oor hand بِسُرْعَةٍ فائِقَه много бързо mílovými kroky med stormskridt sprunghaft αλματωδώς a pasos agigantados suurte sammudega با سرعت زیاد jättiaskelin pas de géant à בִּמהִירוּת רַבָּה बड़ी तेज़ी से, वेगपूर्वक, दिन दूनी रात चौगुनी गति से vrlo brzo rohamosan cepat mjög hratt, í stökkum a passi da gigante とんとん拍子に 급속히, (순조롭게) 척척 nepaprastai sparčiai ļoti ātri/strauji dengan pesatnya met grote sprongen med kjempeskritt szybko a passos largos cu paşi mari; foarte rapid семимильными шагами míľovými krokmi, prudko skokovito naglo med stormsteg เปลี่ยนไปในทางที่ประสบความสำเร็จ büyük hızla 極迅速地 семимильними кроками بہت تیزی اور کامیابی سے rất nhanh 极迅速地
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